Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
6.7
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43 votes
“Ursula K. Le Guin's Science Fiction Masterpiece”

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Vandi Clark
Vandi Clark
Aunt Ethel
2019